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hangtown fry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
hang-town fry
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An omelette with additional ingredients, typically bacon and oysters.

American usage

Etymology

Invented in Placerville, California, known at that time as Hangtown.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hangtown fries (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does hangtown fry mean?
An omelette with additional ingredients, typically bacon and oysters.
Where does hangtown fry come from?
Invented in Placerville, California, known at that time as Hangtown.

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